On Tue, Oct 03, 2006 at 04:52:59PM +0200, Simon Josefsson wrote:
> There is DFSG #4: 'Integrity of The Author's Source Code: The license
> may restrict source-code from being distributed in modified form
> _only_ if the license allows the distribution of "patch files" with
> the source code for the purpose of modifying the program at build
> time.' http://www.debian.org/social_contract#guidelines
>
> That's not completely explicit, but it does suggest that source-code
> should be modifiable.
Documentation != source code, especially given the context of DFSG #4
which states "for the purpose of modifying the program at build time".
The binaries don't depend on the I-D at all.
> Actually, until now, I haven't looked in source code packages for
> DFSG-nonfree material, and I should probably find a better reference
> to why source packages has to be DFSG-free, if that is actually the
> case at all (I'm not sure on that). I'll ask on debian-legal.
This is out of scope of debian-legal, I think, because it's not a
matter of interpreting the DFSG or a license. It's really matter for
the FTP masters and the Release manager, I think.
- Ted
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